Is Luka Doncic #389 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Luka Doncic #389 sell for $63.00, only $0.00 above the $63.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($57.68) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $63.00
Grade 9.5: $63.00
PSA 9: $57.68
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Luka Doncic #389: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…	Sells for	Economy / bulk (~$25.00)	Standard (~$50.00)	Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5	$63.00	−$25.00	−$50.00	−$150
PSA 9	$57.68	−$30.32	−$55.32	−$155
PSA 8	$55.50	−$32.50	−$57.50	−$158

Net = sale price − $63.00 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Luka Doncic #389: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$59.01	−$53.99
50%	$60.34	−$52.66
75%	$61.67	−$51.33

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Luka Doncic #389 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$63.00
9	$57.68
8	$55.50
7	$31.00

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